Clive Woodward vowed that there will be no repeat of England's Paris ambush when his players are reunited with Six Nations champions France at Twickenham on Saturday.

England are determined to set the record straight - and register their 19th successive Twickenham Test match victory - by making a full recovery following last season's Stade de France shocker.

The 20-15 defeat - far more comprehensive than the scoreline suggests - derailed England's Six Nations title and Grand Slam bids.

France, in contrast, completed stage three of their own clean sweep.

"It was England's worst performance of the year by a long way," said England supremo Woodward. "While I don't think that we helped ourselves, we lost fair and square.

"I thought that France played outstandingly well, and they played outstandingly well against Jonny Wilkinson.

"But we won't be caught this time. We are a lot better prepared this time, so we will see what happens on Saturday.

"We have got to go out and attack France in every passage of play - we are not going there to make up the numbers."

England's preparations have received a significant lift, with tighthead prop Julian White confirming his fitness as replacement for back injury victim Phil Vickery.

White, who twisted his left knee during a club game nine days ago, trained fully last night, and Woodward declared: "There was no reaction this morning."

For White, whose international career was on the rocks after being hit with a ten-week ban earlier this season, Saturday's clash offers a gilt-edged opportunity to confirm his credentials as English rugby's most destructive scrummager.

"My knee wasn't very good in the first two or three days after I suffered the injury, but I've had plenty of treatment, and it seems to be fine," White said.

"If it wasn't any good, then I wouldn't be playing.

"Phil (Vickery) is injured, and Saturday's game provides an opportunity for me to get out there. I certainly felt some frustration that I could have missed out due to a niggling injury."

Had White not recovered in time, then Jason Leonard's 100th cap would have been won on the tighthead, with Leicester's Graham Rowntree promoted off the bench and uncapped Northampton prop Robbie Morris handed a replacement role.

While Leonard's staggering achievement will command top billing, English victory hopes could hinge significantly on how fly-halves Jonny Wilkinson and Charlie Hodgson perform in tandem.

Hodgson starts at centre, and Woodward insisted: "It's not rocket science what we've done with Charlie.

"It just gives us a different way of playing, because we've got two guys who are used to playing fly-half or first receiver.

"Wilkinson is 10. He's the guy in charge, he's the main man, so nothing has changed there.

"Wilkinson is the number one fly-half in the world, so I don't want to shift him from that position. He's also critical in terms of decision-making. I am not moving him out of his main role.

"Charlie has run a lot at centre on the training days we've had. Mainly, to be fair, because Mike Tindall has been unable to train. In fact, I think that Charlie has run every session because he's been able to train and Mike hasn't."

Woodward also confirmed that selection calls on the wing and in the back-row were close-run contests.

With Dan Luger returning from injury as part of a menacing back-three alongside Ben Cohen and Jason Robinson, Woodward has been unable to find room in his starting XV for exciting young prospects James Simpson-Daniel or Phil Christophers.

Both players will be on the bench, and Woodward tonight hinted that they could have parts to play.

"James Simpson-Daniel and Phil Christophers have both played outstandingly well, and it's just a case of getting the balance right.

"I think if we had played Mike Tindall in the centre, which was my mindset, then I think you might have seen a different guy starting on the wing, but Mike is not quite right at the moment.

"It's tough on Simpson-Daniel and Christophers, because they are both outstanding players and two extremely talented young guys.. Having said that, I am glad they are on the bench - they can come on in any position.

"The back-row was a big debate, not only the obvious area with Lawrence (Dallaglio).

"It was fairly clear-cut leaving him out against Australia and South Africa during the autumn, but I think he is playing fantastically now, and so are Joe Worsley and Alex Sanderson."

Woodward though, has stuck with the trio that served him so superbly when England beat the Wallabies and Springboks - Lewis Moody, Neil Back and Richard Hill.